"Elder, it's so good that you're here!"
After approaching, Li Xiang and his two companions made a beeline for Ma Changchun.
"What's all this shouting and commotion? Have you no decorum?"
Although Elder Ma had already guessed that the three of them had been bullied and had come to him seeking redress, he was still quite displeased. After all, there were so many people around, and it was frankly embarrassing for three juniors to be making such a scene.
In the Great Thousand Upper Realm, it was perfectly common for juniors to be bullied. However, any junior worth their salt would handle it themselves. Seeking help from an elder was considered a shameful matter in itself.
The matter was already shameful enough, yet Li Xiang and his two companions were doing it so brazenly. Naturally, Ma Changchun was unhappy about it.
"Elder, we've been insulted," Li Xiang and the others said.
"Insulted? The three of you look perfectly fine to me," Ma Changchun replied.
The truth was, he was irritated because they were making a mountain out of a molehill. They were all unharmed, which meant whoever had bullied them hadn't actually done anything to them.
"Elder, it would be one thing if it were just the three of us being insulted, but that person showed complete contempt for our Sacred Medicinal Garden. I believe this matter must be reported to you," Li Xiang said.
The people of the Sacred Medicinal Garden all prized their reputation. Upon hearing Li Xiang's words, Ma Changchun and the other elders and disciples of the Sacred Medicinal Garden who were present all wore dark expressions.
"Who was it?" Ma Changchun asked.
Seeing Ma Changchun ask, Li Xiang was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Elder, that person is right here."
"Point him out," Ma Changchun said loudly.
"It's him." Li Xiang jerked his hand up and pointed at Chu Feng not far away.
…………
The moment Li Xiang spoke, everyone present was stunned into silence.
No one had expected that the person the trio was pointing to was Chu Feng!!!
But Li Xiang and his companions clearly hadn't noticed the shift in atmosphere. They swaggered toward Chu Feng with smug expressions, and Li Xiang in particular was especially arrogant, radiating the air of a petty man riding high on borrowed authority.
"What's wrong? Why aren't you talking now? Where did all that tough-guy attitude from before go?"
"So you're nothing but a bully who preys on the weak and fears the strong. In front of the three of us, you didn't give a damn about our Sacred Medicinal Garden, but the moment our elder shows up, you turn into a grandson, don't you?"
Li Xiang taunted Chu Feng in front of everyone as he strutted toward him.
Watching the three of them posture and preen, Chu Feng couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Laugh? You're still laughing?"
Seeing Chu Feng laugh like that, the three of them froze for a moment, and then rage blazed in Li Xiang's eyes.
He simply couldn't fathom that with an elder backing him up, Chu Feng still dared to mock him.
The sheer brazenness was off the charts. He had never encountered anyone this audacious.
Li Xiang glared viciously at Chu Feng. "Laugh. Go ahead and laugh. I'll make sure you won't be laughing much longer."
*Crack—* But the instant Li Xiang finished speaking, he felt something strike the back of his head like a hammer blow. The world spun, his ears rang, and his body went flying to the side.
The sudden turn of events left Li Xiang in shock. When he sat up and looked toward where he had been standing moments ago, he saw his two companions huddled to the side with panicked expressions, and behind the spot where he had just been, Ma Changchun stood there.
So it was Ma Changchun who had struck him.
Li Xiang opened his mouth, about to ask Ma Changchun why he had hit him.